@inproceedings{6038a207f062426aa59294968c75ed5f,
title = "Weed Control with Laser Beams: An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Herbicides and Mechanical Weed Control",
abstract = "In the EU, we apply ca. 130 million tons of herbicides every year. However, this enormous herbicide consumption has negative site-effects such as the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds and pollution of the environment. Substituting herbicides with mechanical solutions may result in soil erosion and deterioration of soil properties. Harrowing also affects beneficial insects and soil organisms negatively and provides poor results for in-row weeding. Therefore, farmers are interested in new technologies to control weeds. Small autonomous laser-equipped robots could contribute to a more sustainable and eco-friendly weed control strategy by replacing or supplementing herbicide application and mechanical weed control.",
author = "C. Andreasen and I. Rakhmatulin and M. Saberi and Z. Zang",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.; 3rd International Advances in Applied Physics and Materials Science Congress and Exhibition 2022, NANOMACH 2022 ; Conference date: 22-04-2022 Through 28-04-2022",
year = "2024",
month = feb,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1063/5.0182677",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "AIP Publishing",
number = "1",
editor = "Oral, {Ahmet Yavuz} and Oral, {Zehra Banu Bahsi} and Askan, {Vala Can} and Aksan, {Onur Alp} and Yilmaz, {Bahar Solen Akdemir} and Kabil, {Fatmanur Kocaman}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials, Nanofabrication and Nanocharacterization",
address = "United States",
}